Indie
English Teacher on the power of diversity and how grassroots venues keep music from becoming boring
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English Teacher on the power of diversity and how grassroots venues keep music from becoming boring
Leeds indie band English Teacher are on the cusp of great things. It's all down to the power of independent venues, they tell us
The Coral co-founder Bill Ryder-Jones on beauty, sorrow and psychedelic new album Iechyd Da
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The Coral co-founder Bill Ryder-Jones on beauty, sorrow and psychedelic new album Iechyd Da
boygenius review, Halifax: These brilliant women should be filling out stadiums
![boygenius: Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/boygenius-hero.jpg?w=768)